by Sutter Health | Feb 2, 2023
by Kathy Engle, Vitals Contributor Recently, millions of people watched in real time as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the football field. Fortunately for Hamlin, CPR was immediately begun by the Bills’ medical team, and his heart...
by Emma Dugas | Mar 1, 2022
Time. Ever elusive and arguably always in short supply. But when moments matter most—like a medical emergency—time is everything. One place that is extremely evident is with strokes. Mobile stroke units are specialized ambulances, equipped with the staff and equipment...
by Ashley Boarman | Oct 28, 2021
It took 38-year-old Jose Jimenez more than nine months into the country’s vaccine rollout to decide he was comfortable getting the shot. It’s a decision he says was suddenly made easy after spending more than a month in a Bay Area ICU battling COVID-19. “To everyone...
